Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 7, 2015

Apr. 23, 2015

New Zealand Prime Min John Key apologizes to cafe worker who accused him publicly of repeatedly pulling her hair over period of months when he was regular customer to the cafe; Key says his behavior, while unacceptable, was meant to be playful. MORE

Feb. 22, 2015

Travel Q&A with investment banker Julian Robertson in which he discusses luxury properties he has developed in New Zealand and his foray into hospitality. MORE

Jan. 3, 2015

New Zealand's glacier tourism industry is trying to adapt to climate change's effects on glaciers like Fox Glacier, retreat of which has cut off popular access to once-popular hiking trails; tour operators there have invested in helicopter tours to make up lost hiking business; climate change has hurt parts of industry while helping others, such as increasingly popular boat tours where tourists can witness first hand how global warming is causing glacier retreat. MORE

Nov. 6, 2014

Mr. Rudd was arrested in New Zealand and charged with trying to hire someone to commit murder. MORE

Oct. 13, 2014

Competition from synthetic fibers has damaged earnings for New Zealand's wool exporters, and sheep farmers are retooling their operations in response; on many of country's 17,000 sheep farms, meat has replaced wool as primary profit maker. MORE

Oct. 12, 2014

Joe Drape travel article describes his trip to Lake Wanaka at foot of Southern Alps in New Zealand; offers tips on where to stay, where to eat and what to do. MORE

Sep. 21, 2014

Dominant center-right National Party is re-elected in New Zealand to third term in government with historic level of support, despite election campaign tainted by political scandals and resignations. MORE

Sep. 19, 2014

Internet Party, New Zealand political party founded by Kim Dotcom, Internet entrepreneur accused of mass copyright theft in the United States, stands a chance at winning seats in Parliament in the national elections; party advocates decriminalizing marijuana, setting a national goal of 100 percent sustainable energy generation by 2025, repealing surveillance legislation and amending copyright laws to protect Internet companies. MORE

Mar. 25, 2014

Study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that humans caused extinction of the moa, a large, flightless bird that was once dominant species in New Zealand; conclusion, long suspected but never proved, was reached using DNA evidence. MORE

Jan. 3, 2014

British man and New Zealand woman, both teachers, are found shot to death near an oil and gas complex in western Libya; motive for killings is unclear. MORE

Nov. 24, 2013

Oct. 6, 2013

World’s best snowboarders flock every August to Wanaka, New Zealand, where the only Olympic-size halfpipe anywhere in the world is open at that time of year. MORE

Aug. 6, 2013

Fonterra, large New Zealand dairy producer, apologizes for contamination of an infant milk formula ingredient with potentially toxic strain of bacteria; says source of problem has been fixed; contamination could hurt sales to its most crucial Chinese market. MORE

Aug. 5, 2013

China halts imports of all milk powder from New Zealand and Australia after bacterium that can cause botulism is found in some dairy products. MORE

Jun. 29, 2013

Rescuers are searching waters between Australia and New Zealand for schooner carrying three members of an American family and four other people after their boat went missing in stormy seas. MORE

Jun. 25, 2013

Air New Zealand is offering a new program to encourage travel within that country, as well as to Australia and the South Pacific. MORE

Apr. 18, 2013

New Zealand Parliament votes 77 to 44 to legalize same-sex marriage, making it world's 13th nation and first in Asia-Pacific region to allow gay couples to marry. MORE

Nov. 24, 2012

Prime Min John Key of New Zealand has tied his government's fortune to some of Hollywood's biggest productions, chancing a grand experiment in the fusion of film and government; Key persuaded Parliament to rewrite the country's labor laws two years ago when a dispute threatened to derail production of Peter Jackson Hobbit film series, one of several productions with a powerful effect on the nation's economy. MORE

Oct. 7, 2012

New Zealand is preparing for a wave of Tolkien tourists with the November release of movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of three more Hobbit movies planned for release by 2014. MORE

Sep. 22, 2012

United States Def Sec Leon E Panetta is the first Pentagon chief to visit New Zealand in three decades, absence prompted by breakdown in ties after New Zealand prohibited American nuclear warships from its waters. MORE

Aug. 17, 2012

Model Miranda Kerr, who visited New Zealand at age 18, returns to the country to enjoy seven months of a simpler life reminiscent of her pre-fame days. MORE

Aug. 14, 2012

Belarus shot-putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk is stripped of her gold medal after testing positive for an anabolic steroid; the gold medal is retroactively awarded to New Zealand's Valerie Adams, the defending Olympic champion; Russia's Evgeniia Kolodko moves up to silver and China's Lijiao Gong will receive a bronze medal. MORE

Aug. 1, 2012

Germany wins gold in equestrian team eventing at the Olympics; Britain finishes second and New Zealand third; the host country is still eagerly awaiting its first gold medal. MORE

Jul. 29, 2012

Director James Cameron is building a home on 2,500 acres of New Zealand farmland he purchased for an estimated $16 million; New Zealanders have mixed feelings, worrying that it is the latest example of a land grab by wealthy foreigners. MORE

Jun. 5, 2012

Dr Marc E H Jones study in journal The Anatomical Record finds that the tuatara lizard of New Zealand chews by sliding its lower jaw forward and backward, slicing the food like a knife; chewing method is unique among animals. MORE

May. 26, 2012

South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will all host parts of a giant radio telescope, to be made up of thousands of dishes, that scientists think will help them determine the makeup of the universe. MORE

Mar. 28, 2012

Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column compares the political systems in the United States with New Zealand and Australia; observes that political parties in both countries would fit comfortably within America's Democratic Party, and that, unlike in the United States, moderate politicians seem to thrive. MORE

Jan. 7, 2012

Hot air balloon carrying 11 people in New Zealand bursts into flames after crashing into power lines, killing everyone aboard. MORE

Nov. 18, 2011

Rescuers are unable to save the last surviving sperm whale from mass strandings in Australia and New Zealand in which 91 whales have died. MORE

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